Common Birds in Cork
Our list for Cork has 87 common birds recorded regularly there: 53 residents, 17 summer visitors and 17 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Cork in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 87, most common first
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made